The Eunma Apartment in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, will transform into a large complex with 49 floors and 5,893 units. A park for residents will be created near the Daechi-dong academy area and Hangnyeoul station, and a public parking lot with a capacity for 400 vehicles will also be built underground in the park near the academy area.
On the 2nd, the Seoul City announced that it modified and approved the amendment of the reconstruction management plan for the Eunma Apartment in Gangnam-gu at the 9th Urban Planning Committee's quick integration planning maintenance subcommittee meeting held on the 1st.
Completed in 1979, the Eunma Apartment is a representative aged large complex apartment in the Gangnam area of Seoul. The need for maintenance projects to improve the residential environment and secure safety has been continuously raised. With the decision to amend the management plan, the current complex of 14 floors and 4,424 units will be changed to a complex with a maximum of 49 floors and 5,893 units (including 1,090 public housing units).
Earlier, in 2015, residents proposed a maintenance plan for 50 floors but were blocked by the 35-floor regulation. In 2023, it was decided that the maintenance plan would be a maximum of 35 floors. Following the complete abolition of the 35-floor height limit, the sluggish project progressed rapidly.
The decision to amend the maintenance plan was made after eight months following the advisory application in January. It was made possible under the quick integration planning (fast track) method introduced in 2023. The new planning fast track method allows for quick project promotion by refining proposals made by residents after consulting with a group of experts (approximately three times) without a separate planning design.
With the decision to proceed with the reconstruction of the Eunma Apartment, parks for local residents will be created at two locations near the Daechi-dong academy area and Hangnyeoul station. A public parking lot with a capacity for 400 vehicles will be built underground in the park near the academy, and an open library for students will be established. To prevent flooding damage around Daechi station, a reservoir with a capacity of 40,000㎥ will be installed. Nearby Mido Apartment and Seongkyung Apartment are also expected to install reservoirs.
A public pedestrian passageway 20 meters wide will be created in the north-south direction at the center of the complex. This pedestrian passageway will be linked to the public pedestrian passage planned for the Mido Apartment and the overpass across the Yangjaecheon Stream. Seoul City expects this will have the effect of consolidating the Daechi living area and the Gaepo living area.
The amendment decision includes the supply of public offering housing. This will be the first supply of public offering housing through a maintenance project. Plans will be developed for special supplies for newlyweds and multi-child households through expert meetings.
The supply of public offering housing is the result of the application of special allowances for site ratios in subway areas, which has relaxed the floor area ratio. A review will be conducted for the additional supply of public rental housing (231 units) and public offering housing (182 units) utilizing some of the relaxed floor area ratio.
Choi Jin-seok, director of dwellings at Seoul City, said, "The decision to change the maintenance plan for the Eunma Apartment will serve as a representative case where the three keywords of speed, public responsibility, and improvement of quality of life are well achieved," and added, "The public offering housing supplied through the relaxation of the floor area ratio will be specified in terms of targets and methods."